Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1751 1752

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+10.5% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+32.4%
Interview Lift
1091
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 98 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18760017 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AS WELL AS NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY THEREOF Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18690925 Conductive Material Master Batch and Dry Electrode Obtained By Using the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18570570 COMPOSITION FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18036562 Method of Manufacturing an Electrode Assembly and Manufacturing Apparatus Thereof Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18029137 Positive Electrode Active Material, Positive Electrode Active Material Slurry, Positive Electrode, Lithium-Ion Secondary Battery and Method for Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18012216 COMPOSITION FOR GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FORMED THEREFROM Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17909125 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18055841 SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND BATTERY USING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18342224 MULTI-LAYER ELECTRODE FOR BATTERY Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17892817 ELECTROLYTE COMPATIBLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ANODE Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17798161 ENERGY STORAGE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18414463 ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
18189220 CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
18146945 AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH FUEL CELL SYSTEM Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17839936 LIQUID RESISTANT BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18323407 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17823699 ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18121271 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18299591 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17170364 NICKEL-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, PREPARING METHOD THEREOF, NICKEL-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY FORMED THEREOF, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING POSITIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE NICKEL-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18099396 SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17972621 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18246526 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA ECOPRO BM CO., LTD.
17778200 BINDER FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES Final Rejection Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
18355885 BINDER, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING BINDER Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17958119 BATTERY CELL AND BATTERY CONTAINING SUCH BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18271760 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
18737579 METHOD OF USING A WET METHOD TO RECYCLE METAL ELEMENTS IN LITHIUM BATTERIES Final Rejection National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Storage Materials (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
17689974 TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE (TMD) MATERIAL-COATED ANODE FOR IMPROED METAL ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES Non-Final OA University of North Texas
18011444 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

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